Derek Stepan scored a pair of special-teams goals and completed a hat trick into an empty net, Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves in his 600th NHL contest, and the New York Rangers won their eighth consecutive game, 3-1, spoiling the debut of the New Jersey Devils' revamped coaching staff on Saturday night.

Pete DeBoer, who coached the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals in his first season in 2011-12, was fired Friday, with his aging and diminished team in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season.

Anaheim's Ryan Kesler scored 58 seconds into overtime to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory over San Jose on Monday and took an eight-point lead over the Sharks in the NHL Pacific Division plus the overall league lead.